How do I install the Gping skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add javimosch/gping in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Gping free to use?

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javimosch (@javimosch) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Gping by javimosch — Agent Skill

Name: Gping
Author: javimosch

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gping Plugin

Ping, but with a graph. Visual ping tool with real-time graph display for monitoring network latency and packet loss.

Commands

Network Monitoring

gping host ping — Ping host with graph visualization

Utility

gping _ _ — Passthrough to gping CLI

Usage Examples

"Ping with graph visualization"
"Monitor network latency"
"Track packet loss over time"
"Ping multiple hosts simultaneously"

Installation

brew install gping

Or via Cargo:

cargo install gping

Examples

# Ping single host
gping host ping google.com

# Ping multiple hosts
gping host ping google.com cloudflare.com

# Set ping interval
gping host ping --interval 1s google.com

# Set number of pings
gping host ping --count 10 google.com

# Set timeout
gping host ping --timeout 2 google.com

# Disable IPv4
gping host ping --no-ipv4 google.com

# Disable IPv6
gping host ping --no-ipv6 google.com

# Use specific interface
gping host ping --interface eth0 google.com

# Any gping command with passthrough
gping _ _ google.com cloudflare.com
gping _ _ --interval 500ms --count 20 google.com

Key Features

Real-time graph - Visual ping latency over time
Multiple hosts - Ping several hosts simultaneously
Color-coded - Each host has unique color
Statistics - Min/max/avg latency display
Packet loss - Track lost packets
IPv4/IPv6 - Supports both protocols
Customizable - Adjustable interval and timeout
Interface selection - Choose network interface
Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, Windows
TUI interface - Interactive terminal display

Notes

Requires terminal with TUI support
Graph updates in real-time
Shows min/max/avg statistics
Can be used for network troubleshooting
Helps visualize network stability

---name: gpingdescription: Use this skill when the user wants to ping hosts with graph visualization, monitor network latency, or track packet loss over time.---# gping PluginPing, but with a graph. Visual ping tool with real-time graph display for monitoring network latency and packet loss.## Commands### Network Monitoring- `gping host ping` — Ping host with graph visualization### Utility- `gping _ _` — Passthrough to gping CLI## Usage Examples- "Ping with graph visualization"- "Monitor network latency"- "Track packet loss over time"- "Ping multiple hosts simultaneously"## Installation```bashbrew install gping```Or via Cargo:```bashcargo install gping```## Examples```bash# Ping single hostgping host ping google.com# Ping multiple hostsgping host ping google.com cloudflare.com# Set ping intervalgping host ping --interval 1s google.com# Set number of pingsgping host ping --count 10 google.com# Set timeoutgping host ping --timeout 2 google.com# Disable IPv4gping host ping --no-ipv4 google.com# Disable IPv6gping host ping --no-ipv6 google.com# Use specific interfacegping host ping --interface eth0 google.com# Any gping command with passthroughgping _ _ google.com cloudflare.comgping _ _ --interval 500ms --count 20 google.com```## Key Features- **Real-time graph** - Visual ping latency over time- **Multiple hosts** - Ping several hosts simultaneously- **Color-coded** - Each host has unique color- **Statistics** - Min/max/avg latency display- **Packet loss** - Track lost packets- **IPv4/IPv6** - Supports both protocols- **Customizable** - Adjustable interval and timeout- **Interface selection** - Choose network interface- **Cross-platform** - Linux, macOS, Windows- **TUI interface** - Interactive terminal display## Notes- Requires terminal with TUI support- Graph updates in real-time- Shows min/max/avg statistics- Can be used for network troubleshooting- Helps visualize network stability

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